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Our Men
In Service
FINISHES REFRESHER
Philip W. Cohn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold A. Cohn, was gradu
ated recently from a month's "re
fresher" course in radio at the U.
S. Naval Armory, Chicago, 111. Fur
ther training in a primary radio
material school will qualify the
Bluejacket as a radio specialist in
the U. S. navy, according to report
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received rrom me niniit navai ma-
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triCt (jreat J-iaKeS 111-
The young navy' man is one of a
select group chosen for this spec-
ial training on the basis of past
civilian experience and recruit
r-ainincr antitnHe test scores. His
frairP of infraction included fun-
damental electricity, mathematics
and general navy indoctrination.
ON LEAVE '
rwf Mr. and
uuwv,n iiiuujvi., ww Vm . -
Mrs. Barrel Hudson, is home from
Farragut visiting Ws wife and pa-
rents He is on 15-day leave.
FINISHES BOOT CAMP
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Vjlen lVlClVlUrTry IS nonie iiuiu
Farratnit where he completed the
first drptch of training for the
navy. He hopes to visit his grand-
parents at Monmouth and other
relatives at Eugene before return-
ing to camp.,
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VISITING PARENTS
Sgt. Don Turner is spending the
,x w;th ho inarents. Mr.
and Mrs J O. Turner, coming from
Camp Roberts, Calif., where he has
heen stationed for several months.
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Don has been given an honorable
discharge for the army and con-
templates re-entering war work, a
task in which he was engaged
Iprior to enlisting with the miedi"
cal corps nearly two years ago.
LIKES MARINES
Dear Sir:
It has been a long time since I
have been in the good little town
TT o:.n T olvnt n
vear aso. I ioined the Marine corps.
It is a mighty fine outfit. There
nrpn't ac manv men soins to the
Marines but on an average about
2,000 go through boot camp each
are qualified as marksmen with the em Oregon diocese of the Episcopal " ----.4 u
U. S. rifle calibre 30 MI commonly church, will make a report to the Spray hlghway and has many ac
known a, Garand. Women's Auxiliary of All Saints mtas here, a number of
I expect to finish training here church at the regular meeting Fri
next week. It is an interesting life day afternoon on her trip to Cleve
that gives a fellow a chance to
really learn something.
Well, just a few lines to, let you
know that I'm "rootin' " for' the old
home town.
Yours,
Pvt. Lura L. Stephens
San Diego 41 Calif.
SELLS RANCH
Mrs. Gladys Corrigall has sold
her ranch on Butter creek and is
arranging to hold a public auction
to dispose of livestock and farm
equipment. This sale will be Tield
Friday, Oct- 29. with Bob Runnion
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Tucker from Walla Walla is the
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xitw owner oi tne orrigau rancn.
A
HERE FROM LOS ANGELES
Jared Aiken spent a few days in
FfcxnnnPr thP t WPPt viitin his
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44IUU4, 4,44.y 4.1C.., C444U "U.U
relatives. Henry Aiken took him to
Portland Friday to catch a plane
home. He made the trip north by
piane, lanamg at renaieton wnere
his brother met him.
VISITED HUSTONS
Walter Stewart and son Ken
neth of Albany were overnight vis
itors Tuuesday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Huston. They had
been hunting in the John Day area
and came by this way for a brief
visit. Mr Stewart is Mrs. Huston's
brother.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 21, 1943
Less Moisture in
1943 Than in 1942,
Chart Discloses
First Nine Months
About 25 Percent
Under '42 Record
While fall rains seem to have set
in, Jupe Pluvius will have to
squeeze the sprinkler handle regu-
Inltr Km.. if 1 QAi ie tri
'i.y " " "
1019 : 1 iUir,
uiaiui 4-j-r m cumuli 14744401,444
figures. So far this year the record
is approximately 25 percent below
that of 1942, and indications do not
point to a repetition of last fall's
performance in the matter of mois-
ture.
Records submitted by Len Gil-
liam, weather observer for .Hepp-
ner, show that for the first nine
months in 1942 a total of 11-53
inches of moisture descended upon
this section. As a matter of fact,
rnoisture fall dng the first
b111 ihuhuib pranua w
was just like September 1943 no
rain fall. '
w, u. u
mcic is sun tunc hji uic wcaui-
er man to "strut his stuff" but he
will have to pour it on copiously
if last year's record is to be equall-
ed. So far this year first eight
months a total of 8.52 inches of
moisture has been recorded. That
makes the current moisture supply
3.01 inches less than for the same
period in 1942. In the western part
f tne state mat would not be much
a . .
of a handicap but it is a different
situation up here.
Figures given are for the Hepp-
Ti. 1- -11 ,i ,i
"er flne. it is possioie mat otner
sections, particularly the Eight Mile
and Gooseberry districts, may show
a little better average.
Farmers and stockmen are wel-
"u 3Lin.nrcJi mc wa-
coming the showers. Wheat lands
perhaps have not been suffering
uul '""wiuic "vvci i-uinca auuaa.
Stockmen were beginning
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to looK
worried, and with good cause, for
grass was not coming along suffici-
pntlv tri rM'nri.o Qrvin.! foil nacitrfl
Faces are beginning to settle back
to normal length,
WILL REPORT ON TRIP
Mrs. Mabel Hughes, president of
land, Ohio, where she attended the
general convocation or tne episcopal
churches of America. Mrs. Hughes
returned Saturday from Cleveland.
UP FOR HUNT
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nelson and
Douglas Rambeau of Portland are
spending a few days in the county
mina .A a utAa wi,n ,,.
they are guests at the home of Mrs,
" p
barker.
Mr. and Mrs. F.
ATTENDED AUCTION SALE
Richard Peterson of Monument
unci rin i ntnvncl rr r--v- nif -i 4 Vi
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auction sale held at the Kunnion
corrals Raturrlav Ha hronrfht four
w
ot his lierelord bulls over tor dis-
posal at the sale. "Rich" is able
to Sf aounf. nowadays without
cnes out jimps oaaiy, tne ei-
fects of injuries sustained when he
iuii iiuiu a nayaiacK. ai ms raiicn
a few miles below Monument.
DRiyE TQ ONTARIO
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bartsche
drove to Ontario Saturday morn-
ing on business in connection with
ranch property which they pwrt in
that district. Bartsche works at
Blackburn mill.
VISITING BROTHER
Sgt. Albert P. Moe is spending
his furlough here visiting his bro-
ther, Melvin Moe and family.
Great Commercial Growth
In Orient Awaits Peace
An almost unlimited commercial ment far greater than anything in
field will be opened in the orient the past. Irrigation projects on the
with the coming of peace, and the basis developed in this country,
United States should be prepared to plants to convert raw products on
cash in on this development. That a real commercial basis, and the
ig the opinion expressed by Dr. establishment of markets for ex
Perry O. Hanson in a short talk change of products with other
to the chamber of commerce lunch-
eon group Monday at the Lucas
Place.
Dr. Hansrm. rphiniM miccmiiarv
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tn C.h na wVioro no nnrl Mrc TTm
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son spent 40 years, is well informed
n affairs in the orient, both in
peace time and in war. He and Mrs,
Hanson both spoke in admiration of
the Chinese people, who, they say,
are gradually throwing off their an-
cient civilization and making mark-
ed strides in science, invention and
education.
Right now the need is for aid in
materiel and trained men to drive
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the invader from Chinese soil. Giv-
'ft;!
- - fe aj
toward ridding the world of the
Japanese menace and the threat of
wr.rM min.ti r0co... tw
" u.lu...!, tti nui-
ma road into central China and
Pur in the supplies needed and it
won't take long to put Japan out
o the war, Dr. Hanson stated.
Looking to the day of peace, it
was pointed out that the Chinese
are an industrious people, albeit
tncy have not pushed ahead like
their ambitious neighbors across the
t l. : rrn j. i t i
me irena towara moa-
ernization in the newly awakened
land will open fields for develop-
r; f p .
r"T war TO Lea Ye
Alaska StODS Here
Among the first cars to traverse
a 1 l4 ai .i.
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anu uie oiaies was mat oi c u.
Norris, who was a guest Wednesday
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at notei neppner. iNorris and nis
party, . including j. m. Hansen,
bridge engineer, and Bruce Erick-
son and Dick Dimmick of Oregon
C ty' eJ ntehorse, Yukon Ter
ritory Oct. 11 and arrived in Hepp
ner Oct. 19.
.orris, U. S. highway engineer,
is no stranger to this territory. He
wad stationed at Heppner during
whom he looked up during his brief
visit.
first FALL MEETING
First fall meeting of the Worn-
ens Missionary society of Valby
Lutheran church will be held the
afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 31 at
?e J0. e of and Mrs" Als?ott
Lundell, according to announce'
, """" uua .
Claud Huston, president of the
ment made this week bv Mrs
so
ciety. Mrs. Huston urges members
to attend and has exfendod an in
vitation to friends to be present.
REBEKAIIS PLAN FOR
ASSEMBLY CHIEFS VISIT
In regular meeting Friday eve'-
r'-nttt--
ning. oans oouci neoekah lodge
laid nlans for ihe forthrnmincr uiit
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ol the state assembly president, Mrs.
Bertha McCollum of Portland.
TJext meeting of the local lodge
win imuv. o.
V A T A TIONI MP. IIITKF
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Mr. Mark Merrill is a guest of
friends in Heppner. coming the last years, where he passed away Wed
of the week to spend a. vacation nesday, Oct. 20.
from her job with a ship building
plant in Portland.
BUYS BEAMER RESIDENCE
Mrs Ethel pickt.ring has pur-
chased the residence property of
and she and her daughter Georgia
4M44S44 4C4411;4 444 CUUUt .4 41. ,yj4 4 4
will move in the latter part of the
week. The Beamers will move into
an apartment temporarily.
countries these and many other
projects await the laying down of
arms.
TVTr. XJ f V.
ilclliawil ac W1 ulc UiU1ga
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vmncl iid given uie wuuu cuiu
added the thought that there are
other things the Pacific coast might
acquire from the land of the world's
oldest civilization. She mentioned
in particular the Chinese persim-
mon which resembles the Ameri-
can tomato in size and form but
not in flavor. It is her opinion that
this fruit would grow and bear well
in this area as soil and climatic
conditions are not much different
to Shantung province where they
made their home for so ny years
J1C mBiiuuiieu oeveidi ouiei uungt,
that would be worth trying and
urged that Americans study the
nCt
vuuitat; diru. uicir uuuiiiiy
The Hansons expect to return to
China when it is safe to do so,
They are traveling; over the states
in the interest of China relief and
are meeting with considerable suc-
cess- It is their belief that if even
part of the American people could
witness what they have seen since
the Japanese moved in seven years
. . i ,
ago the question ot China rehel
would be promptly and substantial
ly settled.
Ration Book Four
Applications Due
October 27, 28, 29
About time to go to school again,
IolKS y0" imera m e"L-
inc. Keemni? warm, anvinc a car
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nr frmvini? anv other nrivileffes
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SIdIueu "Jluel . Ule "
gram-ana it just aoout memoes
all of us-should bear in mind that
beginning Wednesday, Oct. 27 and
continuing through Friday. Oct. 29,
school wm oe Kept tor applicants
for ration book number four.
Ration book numbtr four covers
the whole field of rationing and has
been designed to serve two years.
On the above stated dates there
will be registrars at the Heppfier,
Lexington, lone, Boardman and Ir-
rifion schools to receive applica-
tions. Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county
;f the application program. Hours
for registering will be from 3 p.
m. to 9 p. m.
People not able to file their ap-
plications on the prescribed dates
will be given an opportunity to file
after Nov. 8 at the war rationing
office in Heppner.
HOWARD WILLIAM ANDERSON
Services in memory of Howard
William Anderson. 64, will ha held
from the Valby Lutheran church
Fridav. Oct. 22. Rev. Anderson of
in Gooseberrv at I o clock p. m.
the Lutheran church in The Dalles
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win um-wic iuituiBi.n.imu ai-c
in charge of the Phelps Funeral
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Home.
Howard Anderson, brother of Ben
Anderson of Eight Mile, was a
member of a Morrow county pi-
, 4 e n-r t- ii ,u 4 r
dent of The Dalles the past few
SOUTH FOR WINTER
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McCurdy left
Wednesday for Chula Vista, Calif.',
where they will remain during the
winter months. They hinted that
441-jr IJlJllt l ..m t.w.ih m.
some kind but expect to return to
Heppner in the spring. Chula Vis-
ta is but a few miles from the
Mexican border.
Volume 60, Number 30
Subscriptions for
National War Fund
Coming in Slowly
County Urged to
Maintain Record
Of Past Drives
Returns from the current cam
paign to raise funds for the Na
tional War Fund and Oregon War
rhp Tnf nt at;Keartr.rv
"-Iltsl- are nOT as SaUSiaCtOry
as could reasonably be expected,
recording to Blaine E. Isom, chair-
expressed the hope that the people
War nd and subscri ti
more numerous as WgU
ana
will learn more about the National
ions
as
more generous
Isom pointed out that the citizens
UA iviunvw vuuiiiy nave always xa-
ken i(Je in the fact
over
of Morrow county have- always ta
dn of drive vet
: ...uC l.,.
in the current
.1 -LX aZJ-a
havlnS ""V donated toward the
campaign with half of the citizens
Pflllw lfcca than nnji.f hi vH jf tha
w pollected and
is not even a dollar-per-capita
rating.
Part of the trouble, it is suggest
ed, is due to the fact that many
people are giving to this fund cov
ering so many charitable enter-
dinaiSiv ive to one f A 1
cies. The chairman and his board
are urging each individual to look
at the list of agencies coming under
the National War Fund and Oregon
War Chest and to guage their do
nations accordingly. This grouping
was made in the interest of econ
omy both as to time and adminis
trative expense, with 17 national
apenc:es RnA y state charitv ortfan
izations as beneficiaries.
a.. j i: . i.jh
uvmauun ia appi-eciaiuu,
t i4j . j 1.
x-.um sivwu, uui in oratr xo reacn
our quota and in order to feel that
we are giving ag much of ourseves
Bg the oneg who are overgeaS
mupt ?ive more gPn,er011r,y. 0ur
heartg pnn dictate our cf)Urse We
have knt m ,et us relieve the
suffering of children of othsr coun-
tries; et us pive to the tj and
the Unitcd Seamen's Service to
help keop up our fightinf? men-s
morale; et ug givfi to lhe War
Prisonerg aid M ag to keep these
men fit for dvilian ife after
W)r; pt ug giye the Salvation
amyj tne orphanages and all oth
er agencies and let us give gener
ously because we are giving but
once for all. Besides, our donations
are deductible from our income tax.
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"Your own motto for this drive
for the ones who are fi hting
battletf md j have g-ven ac
cordingly."
LEGIoN( AUXILIARY TO JOIN
,N jjjJCKBERGER FEED
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American Legion and Lprioii aux-
lllary Post? .Morrow. c"u"ty U
join in a buckberpnr feed Tuesday
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house, Members Ot the Legion Who
fi.mninrf tir rho H kii cnAn-i I n rich
r.T T V.! -v '
in the meat and the auxiharv will
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ff. Wlm Wmg ana ervH.B
ii u: uinin,'!.
Following the feed ttv men will
hold installation of officers and the
auxiliary will have a meeting with
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ivirs. veceiia i unn.i 01 rusau, uia
trict president.
Husbands and wives of the Le
gion and auxiliary have been ex
tended an urgent invitation to at
tend the affair.
IN PORTLAND
Mrs. Ilene Laughlin spent a few
days in Portland the first of the
week going down with Mrs. George
Burroughs and returning Wednes-
day with Henry Aiken.
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